The South Korea stock market has finished higher in four straight sessions, advancing more than 1,000 points or 12.3 percent in that span. Now at a fresh record closing high, the KOSPI now sits just beneath the 8,230-point plateau and it's predicted to open to the upside again on Thursday.
The global forecast for the Asian markets is cautiously optimistic, thanks mostly to easing oil prices. The European markets were mixed and little changed and the U.S. bourses were slightly higher and the Asian markets figure to split the difference.
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May 22, 2026 14:46 ET Minutes of the latest Fed policy session was the highlight of the week along with survey data on the U.S. housing market. In Europe, survey data signaled the trends in the euro area private sector. Further, consumer price inflation data from the U.K. was in focus. In Asia, various economic indicators from China drew attention to the health of the economy.